3,000 square foot adobe home with 89+ acres in the Zuni Mountains

Architect: Eric Lloyd Wright (grandson of architect Frank Lloyd Wright) Built by: Anne Baxter, Academy Award winning actress (also granddaughter of Frank Lloyd Wright)

One side of the property borders Cibola National Forest One side borders NM Highway 53 and El Malpais National Monument.

Located southwest of I-40 on NM Highway 53; near the Ice Caves, El Malpais National Monument, El Morro National Monument, the Zuni-Acoma Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail; 18 miles to Grants.

Features:

• 4 large bedrooms (master bedroom is 15' X 20')
• 2 & 1/2 baths (one with Jacuzzi jetted bathtub & separate shower)
• 3 fireplaces plus a wood burning stove radiant baseboard heat (four separate zones)
• 1700 SF deck running the length of the south side of the house
• 2 car garage with electric door openers
• Large kitchen with Jennair stovetop, and punched tin cabinets.
• Dining room has large windows facing south and is open to the kitchen.

Recent Renovations

• All interior walls have been finished with a smooth, white, hand-troweled plaster.
• All picture windows and casement windows have double pane e-factor windows.
• High quality Berber carpeting with deep padding extends throughout the house.
• Radiant baseboard heating system with four separate zones.
• Thick insulation has been installed under the house with a wiremesh rodent barrier installed.
• A highly insulated urethane foam roof.
• The large master bath is a showpiece containing a large tile-surrounded Avalon whirlpool tub with 8 Jacuzzi jets sitting under a picture window and four skywindows.
• Bathroom cabinets, wardrobes, pantry cabinets and all interior doors were custom crafted by master woodworker Carlos Gonzales, as were the bathroom mirror frames, lighting fixtures, and the beautiful front door with a large three-dimensional black bear.
• The tiles in the guest bath were handmade by Shel Neymark of Embudo.
• Kitchen cabinet doors and master bedroom cedar closet doors have punched tinwork crafted by Gary Blank, tinsmith of Santa Fe.
• The exterior walls were stuccoed by Reuel Sun Corporation of Albuquerque.

Other Details
The house has high, slightly sloped tongue-in-groove ceilings throughout supported on large wood beams.

There are horse facilities consisting of a tack building, hay and feeding building with shelter, water, electricity, and a large fenced arena.

The 89+ acres contain ponderosa pines, pinons, alligator bark junipers, gamble oak, a variety of cactus plants, yuccas, mountain flowers, natural grasses and granite boulders. Deer and elk drink from the stock tank next to the deck. There is a strong water well, 300 feet deep, with a 17,000-gallon storage tank. The house is served by Continental Divide Electric Coop and has propane gas service, telephone service, Internet and e‹mail access.

$425,000